Journal History
| 2013 | The inaugural issue was released. Systems was published as a quarterly journal. |
| 2016 |
Systems was indexed in Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)—Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics), starting with Volume 1 (Issue 1). Systems sponsored the 60th Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Systems Sciences (ISSS2016). |
| 2017 | Systems sponsored the 61st Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Systems Sciences (ISSS2017). |
| 2018 |
Systems announced the first edition of the Travel Awards. Systems sponsored the First Northeast Regional Conference on Complex Systems in Binghamton, NY, USA. Systems sponsored the 62nd Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Systems Sciences (ISSS2018). The International Society for the Systems Sciences (ISSS) became affiliated to Systems, and its members received a discount on the journal’s article processing charges. |
| 2019 |
Systems sponsored the Second Northeast Regional Conference on Complex Systems. Systems sponsored the 63nd Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Systems Sciences (ISSS2019). |
| 2020 |
Systems was indexed in Scopus (Elsevier), starting with Volume 8 (Issue 1). Systems established the following sections: |
| 2021 |
Systems received its first CiteScore (2020) of 0.6, ranked 105/125 in "Decision Sciences: Information Systems and Management"; 228/260 in "Engineering: Control and Systems Engineering"; 298/334 in "Computer Science: Computer Networks and Communications"; 266/290 in "Mathematics: Modeling and Simulation"; 359/389 in "Computer Science: Software". Systems was indexed in Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI)—Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics), starting with Volume 7 (Issue 1). |
| 2022 |
Systems adopted a bimonthly publication schedule. Systems received its new CiteScore (2021) of 4.3, ranked 79/303 in "Mathematics: Modeling and Simulation"; 38/132 in "Decision Sciences: Information Systems and Management"; 92/270 in "Engineering: Control and Systems Engineering"; 125/359 in "Computer Science: Computer Networks and Communications"; 169/398 in "Computer Science: Software". Systems received its first Impact Factor (2.895). Systems published its 500th paper. |
| 2023 | Systems adopted a monthly publication schedule. The year 2023 marked the 10th Anniversary of Systems. |
| 2024 |
Systems established the following section: -Complex Systems was merged with Cybernetics to create a new section Complex Systems and Cybernetics. -Systems Design was discontinued. -Systems Practice in Natural Science was discontinued. -Systems Practice in Engineering was discontinued. -Project Management was discontinued. -Cybernetics was discontinued. |
| 2025 | Systems received its 2024 Impact Factor (3.1) which is the first time to be in the top 10% of the category. Systems received its 2024 CiteScore (4.1), ranked 109/361 in “Modeling and Simulation” category, 63/190 in “Information Systems and Management” category, 198/507 in “Computer Networks and Communications” category, 138/375 in “Control and Systems Engineering” category and 223/490 in “Software” category. Systems announced the first edition of the Outstanding Reviewer Award. Systems announced the 2026 Travel Award and the 2024 Best Paper Award. Systems was indexed in Ei Compendex (Elsevier). |
| 2026 | Systems announced the first edition of the Young Investigator Award. Systems announced the 2027 Travel Award, the 2026 Outstanding Reviewer Award, and the 2025 Best Paper Award. Systems received its 2025 Impact Factor (3.8), continuously keeping in top 10% of the category. Systems received its 2025 CiteScore (5.4), ranked 76/397 in “Modeling and Simulation” category, 56/222 in “Information Systems and Management” category, 168/568 in “Computer Networks and Communications” category, 124/390 in “Control and Systems Engineering” category and 185/503 in “Software” category. |
Editor-in-Chief
| 2013–2015 | Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Thomas Van Huynh (Founding Editor) |
| 2016–2021 | Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Ockie Bosch |
| 2021–2024 | Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. William T. Scherer * Prof. Dr. William T. Scherer passed away on 30 October 2024 |
| 2025–present | Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Ben Clegg |
Section Editor-in-Chief
| 2025–present | Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Jinzhi Lu for the section on Artificial Intelligence and Digital Systems Engineering |
| 2026–present | Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Ying Fan for the section on Systems Theory and Methodology |
Systems - ISSN 2079-8954